Viscount Ridley

The Rational Optimist - Matt Ridley Most people assume the world is going to hell in a handbasket and that they are the only ones who will do well. There is something about human nature that makes us pessimistic of others and optimistic about yourself. Matt Ridley in The Rational Optimist explains how in nearly every way the world is becoming more a more prosperous. I was given a new perspective on the world, I had never looked at the world through an optimist's eyes until now. All around us is positive improvements, but we only focus on the negative. As long as you consider facts and past data before considering the state of the world, then you can have an optimistic outlook and look into the future rather than be a pessimist and look into the mistakes of the past. It was very appropriate to read this before the Data Visualization Quest. Throughout this book, there were thousands of facts, each more interesting than the last. He would relate things to wealth that you would never think of. For example, he related how many minutes of work it took for an hour of light. Today (on the average wage in the U.K.) you would have to work ½ a second for an hour of light, in 1800, that turns into 6 hours of labor for just one hour of light. Some argue that there was extreme…

Anita Brown: Wonderful! Wonderful young adult of Eastside community…. Thank you all for enlightening us, we have heard powerful, unforgettable things. Thank you all! Stand Eastside… stand and show love for our 19 young adults! You may be seated, God is good….. We love you all! Next we have the candle lighting part of our ceremony, than the oath of the adulthood, then our banquet dinner. Music will be provided by your own Soulful Delight. All parents of the nineteen are asked to see Mrs. Betty…

The US Theatrical Version (1982, 116 minutes), known as the first form or Domestic Cut. This form was discharged on Betamax and VHS in 1983. This adaptation stayed unreleased on DVD for a long time. This adaptation (with the global cut) was re-discharged as a feature of the 5-plate Ultimate Edition in 2007, exhibited in same video and sound exchange as the 2006 remastered Director 's Cut. The 1982 American dramatic adaptation discharged by the studio incorporated the "upbeat closure" however…

Apple’s not so Cold War Now and then comes an exceptional commercial that you will never forget, not only because of the production but its strategies. Since they can define your view on a brand for years to come. That sensation is the one I had when I watched “1984” ad from Apple. Before the “.com” boom of the 1990s, the front line for tech companies was personal computers. Indeed, the biggest player at the time was “big blue”, IBM. However, competitors are coming along the way such as Apple.…

Analysis of Image as Text Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane was a smashing success at the box office and is hailed as one of the greatest movies of all time. Though it did not win best picture, it has shown to be one of the strongest movies both in content and visual quality. In contrast, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner did not rise to fame until after it was on cable. However, there is a strong link between the two films. Citizen Kane utilizes camera angles to symbolize power and weakness. The power…

The movie Black Hawk Down takes place on October 3rd and 4th of 1993. This film displays a life threatening mission that the U.S. Army Rangers try to overcome. The mission is called to capture two Somalian war lords. Once the mission starts disaster is brought upon from the beginning of the battle to the end. Within the movie, Black Hawk Down, you follow the character of Sgt. Eversman, who leads The Ranger unit Chalk Four into the first crash cite of the Black Hawk Chopper. Although most of…

In the critical review, we would like to share a well-known movie, which is directed by Robert Stromberg, entitled “Maleficent”. This movie is an action, adventure and family movie. The story is about two rival kingdoms, human kingdom, ruled by a vain and greedy king and the Moors, a peaceful kingdom. A powerful fairy, Maleficent helps Stefan who failed to steal jewel and they grow close. One day, the king wants to attack the Moors but been defeated and he wants to revenge through offers his…

Prometheus directed by Scott Ridley, who is known for Blade Runner (1982), Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), and Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). Ridley has been nominated for 3 Oscars for best director for such films as Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and Thelma and Louise. The name of the film itself echoes Greek mythology of the Titan Prometheus who is known as “the creator of mankind,” and thief of fire from Zeus which advanced the human race. Additionally Prometheus is also referenced to as “the…

Species taxonomy- The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle belongs to the kingdom: Animalia, the Phylum: Chordata, the Class: Reptilia, the Order: Testudines, Family: Cheloniidae, Genus: Lepidochelys, and its species is olivacea. Thus the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle’s scientific name is Lepidochelys olivacea. (NOAA, 2014) In Spanish the Olive Ridley is called Golfina. (Sea turtle Inc., 2016) There is only one other animal in the genus Lepidochelys and it is the Kemp’s Rideys Sea Turtle: Kingdom: Animalia,…

Arthur Miller, author of Death of a Salesman, describes a family that exemplifies a failure of the 1940s. The Loman family ultimately falls to pieces after it is evident their relationships with one another are unhealthy and create more issues. Some readers believe that their crash is a result of insecurity and that things such as expectations are not contributing factors, but one will soon see why other views are more accurate. The demise of the Loman family can be attributed to the pressure…